Blind retired adaptive technology specialist, tech enthusiast and gadget junkie.
Fediverse address:
@ralfaro613@iaccessibility.social
Tagged: Blindness
NV Access
Non-profit developing the free open source NVDA screen reader for Windows. Based in Australia.
Fediverse address:
@NVAccess@fosstodon.org
World Blind Herald
News site covering current events, written from the perspective of the global blind community.
Fediverse address:
@worldblindherald@newsie.social
Blind Institute of Technology
US-based campaign group helping blind and disabled IT professionals get jobs, and encouraging employers to hire them.
Fediverse address:
@blinditorg@nonprofits.masto.host
Robert Kingett
Writer, blogger and advocate for accessibility, especially in open source and publishing. Blind.
Fediverse address (main):
@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
Fediverse address (audio & video):
@weirdwriter@spectra.video
The Blind History Lady
Blind historian based in the US, author, writes books about blind individuals from history and how they dealt with the challenges of their time.
Fediverse address:
@BlindHistoryLady@nfb.social
Blind LGBT Pride International
US-based organisation promoting awareness, inclusion and well-being of blind and visually-impaired LGBTQIA+ people. Affiliate of the American Council of the Blind.
Fediverse address:
@BPI@universeodon.com
TFFP Podcast
Podcast founded in 2006 to review technology and games to assess how accessible they are for blind people. Also does livestreams and videos, the livestreams are available later on the video account.
Fediverse address (main):
@podcast@tffp.masto.host
Fediverse address (videos):
@ke7zum@diode.zone
Freedom Scientific
Manufacturer of accessibility computer products for partially sighted and blind people. Products include screen readers, braille displays, screen magnifiers, large print keyboards etc.
Fediverse address:
@freedomscientific@mastodon.social
Aira
Accessibility company offering online human assistants to help with everyday tasks that require eyesight, via the web and smartphone apps.
Fediverse address:
@AiraVI@techhub.social
Ericbomb
Indie game developer creating blind accessible video games.
Fediverse address:
@Ericbomb@mastodon.gamedev.place
National Federation of the Blind of Missouri
Missouri chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, a non-profit organisation for blind people in the USA established in 1940.
Fediverse address:
@Missouri@nfb.social
MastoBlind Guppe Group
A Fediverse discussion group for blind people. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@mastoblind@a.gup.pe
Social Audio Description Collective
Diverse collective producing high quality audio description for projects of all kinds, to allow blind or partially-sighted people to follow visual actions in TV, films, trailers etc.
Fediverse address:
@socialaudiodescription.com@socialaudiodescription.com
Alt Text Health Check
Bot posting regularly about what percentage of Mastodon image posts include alt text descriptions.
Fediverse address:
@AltTextHealthCheck@mastodon.social